Where does “หุ่นไล่กา” come from?

หุ่นไล่กา (Thai) comes from Thai กา, from Thai กากบาท, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

หุ่นไล่กา (Thai): scarecrow

Definitions

  1. scarecrow

Ancestry of “หุ่นไล่กา”, step by step

หุ่นไล่กา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกาcrow; teapot; to make or write a cross symbol
2Thaiกากบาทcross symbol; plus symbol; Thai fourth tone mark
3Thaiบาทpriest; foot; an honorific for or term of address...
4Palipādafoot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
5Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Thai หุ่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหุ่นmodel; artificial figure representing someone or...
2Proto-Taihunᴮpuppet; marionette

via Thai ไล่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไล่To chase, pursue, drive off
2Proto-Tailajᴮ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds